Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1928
Author:
Quigley Publishing Company
Publisher:
Chicago, Quigley Publishing Company
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)
Leaf #:
000367
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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October 27. 1928 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD 95 Frank B. Abbott, 6035 West N'orth avenue, Chicago. George Abernathy, 83 South High street, Columbus, O. THEATRE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Name Seats Cost Ogden. Columbus, O 1.000 $250,000 Adams & Adams, San Antonio, Tex. Walter W. Ahlschlager, 565 Fifth avenue. New York City, and 65 Huron street, Chicago. THEATRES L'NDER CONSTRUCTION Name Seat* Cost Midway, New York City 3.000 Mansion. New York City. — 3,800 A. S. Alschuler, 28 East Jackson boulevard. Chicago. Ernest A. Arent & Kenneth Mac M. Towner, Kinmouth building, Asbury Park, N. J. L. A. Asbury, 1514 East 4th street, Charlotte, N. C. Augustine & Klinger, 5619 Sixth avenue, Kenosha, Wis. B George Bachmann, Jr., Flint P. Smith building, Flint, Mich. Backes & Uthus, 208 Third street, Milwaukee, Wis. Charles Bacon, 1104 I. O. O. F. building, Indianapolis, Ind. Leonard H. Bailey, 1207 Colcord building, Oklahoma City, Okla. THEATRE DESIGNED Name Seat* Cost Oklahoma. Hobart. Okla 850 $80,000 THEATRE PROJECTED One theatre projected, complete announcement to be made later. The Ballinger Company, 105 South Twelfth street, Philadelphia, Pa. THEATRES DESIGNED Name Seats Cost Commodore. Philadelphia, Pa 1.500 — Oxford. Philadelphia, Pa 2.100 Elmer F. Behrns, 605 North Michigan avenue, Chicago. R. F. Beresford, 1115 Connecticut avenue, Washington, D. C. Berger & Kelley, Lincoln building. Champaign, 111. Besecek & DeFoe, 114 West 10th street, Kansas City, Mo. Betts & Holcomb, 32 West Randolph street, Chicago. Alvin C. Bieber, 1520 Locust street, Philadelphia, Pa. E. R. Bitting, 1104 Hamilton street, Allentown, Pa. W. S. BiTTNER, 4902 Forsythe street. East Chicago, Ind. Boller Brothers, 114 West Tenth street, Kansas City, Mo., and Los Angeles, Cal. Walter Earl Bort & John H. Ladehoff, Clinton, la. THEATRE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Name Seats Cost Capitol. Morris. Ill ...... 600 $60,000 B. A. Branson, 1502 West 26th street, Indianapolis, Ind. Finley Brooke, Conwav avenue, Cincinnati, O. Brussel, Black & Vitterbo, 307 North Michigan boulevard, Chicago. A. O. Budina, 200 West 57th street, New York City. Building Service Bureau, 301 Broadway, Market building, Detroit, Mich. Clarence C. Bulger, 207 Construction Industry building, Dallas, Tex. THEATRES DESIGNED Name Seats Cost Victoria. Oklahoma City 850 $100,000 Ritz. Oklahoma City _ 850 75.000 Cost is without equipment. The equipment, including organ, makes eaeh cost about double above figures. A figure group and the plaster work between columns in the foyer, one of the impressive sights of the theatre. The sculptures are not by artisans, but by artists of high reputation in the purely aesthetic field. Theatre BUILDERS "Better Theatres" presents herewith a list of the country's active architects and the houses ivhich they have designed. THEATRE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Name The Ritz THEATRES PROJECTED Have several high class buildings of this type. Wc are specializing in distinctive theatres featuring acoustics, atmospheric effects and ventilation. L. E. Burkett, 244 Farmers Trust building. Fort Wayne, Ind. c G. R. Callis, Hearst Tower building, Baltimore, Md. Cannon & Fetzer, 506 Templeton building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Frank B. Carpenter, Brown bui-ding, Rockford, 111. Swan A. Clausen, 701 Milikin building, Decatur, 111. theatre designed Name Seats Cost Not named, Effingham, 111 1,000 $60,000 THEATRE PROJECTED Not named. Pana. Ill 800 D. J. Cohen, 56 West 42nd street, New York City. Clinton B. Cook, Asbury Park Trust building, Asbury Park, N. J. A. P. Coolidge, Helena, Ark. Jos. H. Cornell, Far Rockaway, N. Y. Arthur Cottrell, 527 Bangs avenue, Asburv Park, N. J. S. A. Craig, 103 South Capitol avenuf. . Indianapolis, Ind. C. Howard Crane, Elmer George Kiehler and Ben A. Dore, Associates, 1230 Michigan Theatre building, Detroit, Mich. THEATRES DESIGNED Name Seats Cost Fox. Detroit . 5.200 $5,000,000 United Artiste. Detroit. 2.200 1,000,000 Fox. Brooklyn — _ 4.500 4.000.000 THEATRES UNDER CONSTRUCTION Fnx. St. Lou's 5,200 $5,000,000 Fox. Philadelphia _ 4,500 6.000,000 Crosby & Crosby, Oil City, Pa. Perry E. Crosier, 916 New York Life building, Minneapolis, Minn. THEATRE PROJECTED Name Seats Cost Not named. South Minneapolis.... 1.300 $75,000 Samuel N. Crowan Company, 2 West Monroe street, Chicago. William Cutts, Inc., Medford, Ore. D Davis & Wilson, 525 South 13th street, Lincoln, Neb. L. A. Desjardins, 342 Colorado National Bank building, Denver. Dick & Bauer, 208 Third street, Milwaukee, Wis. THEATRES DESIGNED Name Seats Cost Capitol. Racine, Wis 1.200 $200,000 Sprague. Elkhorn, Wis 700 100.000 THEATRES REMODELLED Pabst. Milwaukee... — — 1.750 $800,000 Davidson. Milwaukee 1.750 150.000 Clari W. Ditchy, 415 Brainard street, Detroit, Mich. J. A. Dempwold, Cassett building, York, Pa. L. H. Dodd & George Chandler, 800 Graphic Arts building, Kansas City, Mo. H. B. Dox, 502 Lehmann building, Peoria. 111. W. Scott Dunne, Melba Theatre building. Dallas Tex. THEATRES DESIGNED Name Seats Cost Arcadia, Dallas — 1.200 $150,000 Parkway. Dallas _. 500 Dai-Tec. Dallas 500 40.000 Grand-Prairie. Grand-Prairie. Tex. 400 30,000 THEATRES UNDER CONSTRUCTION Howell. Co'eman. Tex 900 $100,000 Ritz. Big Spring. Tex 1.100 140.000 Bagdad. Dallas _ 750 100.000 THEATRES PROJECTED Texas, Del Rio. Tex. 1.100 $140,000 Texas. San Angela. Tex 2.000 250.000 Not named. El Paso. 3.000 475.000 Texas. Sweet Water, Tex 1,200 100.000